anybody tried this before ? still reading the manual now

great for SAM fans, http://www.simhq.com/_air14/air_512a.html

My condolences to Leftenan Kolonel Habibullah Ismail and Chief Inspector Benet Pawun (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...771&sec=sarawak)

May their families find solace in knowing these men stood for what's right and just.


I cannot see why our Defense Ministry is wasting previous time and resources for this. They've already spent millions just to determine the spec sheet for the SU-30MKM, why not get more of these capable aircraft since we've already customized them so much ?

Indon has only 16 F-16's ? But brand new or 2nd hand dosen't matter ... S'pore got their F-16 / F-15 used but they managed to upgrade them inhouse. Saving money, face and nobody knows of any "extra tech" except themselves.

Being picky but :

1) Delta wings are meant to be unstable. It's one of the few ways for fixed winged aircraft to go supersonic. Also it's one of the best aerodynamic matches for canards
2) Why would you want to fly a fighter slow ?
3) You need to "cool" certain parts of the Typhoon because of tool tolerances. Same for F1 cars.

IMHO I think M'sia should stick what we already have. Either the FA-18 or SU-30's AFTER we receive an AWACS platform

I was wondering the same thing !

No intention to insult but RELA in my town tend to act very macho. There's a "major" who enjoys going out to coffee shops with his kakis in full uniform. From their medals, I've seen a mix of Philippines, American and British crosses Never got the guts to go up and ask them about it tho ...

EDIT: And yes, obviously the medals are not genuine / or not earned by them since they don't act like people with any military discipline

This post has been edited by corad: Mar 2 2012, 04:11 AM

yes, they should speak bidayuh or maybe iban


What need more attention though is the different language used by all parts of our military pilots and ATC / Commanders speak in english, while groundsmen / maintenance use BM due to the paperwork. Same goes for sailors, surface ships BM, submarine english.

this has probably been discussed before, but I've been curious how countries evaluate their air assets.

Obviously for countries which don't produce their own, the only option is to tender for external bidders much like what we do. So what aspect is given the most weighting ?

Cost, compatibility (dose't seem so ) , political influence, knowledge transfer, aircraft capability

Mostly I've heard people say that any deal is given based on whoever gives the biggest bribe. However I doubt this is the case as these "bribes" can't add up to the value of a single jet !

Right after a C check in Singapore too. But better Sabah than the Celebes Sea.

Anybody knows when M'sia will make a decision on Fighter acquisition ? And what's wrong with the Su-30MKM that we need a whole new model ?

When you are on the front line, being pounded left right and centre while your own clip is empty it certainly would seem so. The resources are there, but not distributed properly.

The USAF operates on a "Hi-Low" Mix of aircraft. In the 70s these were the "Hi" F-15 and "Lo" F-16 . You could buy 3 F-16s for the price of a single F-15.

Same thing now, F-22 as the "Hi" and F-35 "Lo". I guess they are trying to cover every aspect of Quantity > Quality | Quantity < Quality

Flight sims are still good. X-plane and FS9 have good military add-ons. Also check out stuff like Level-D, PMDG, JustFlight etc for more realism.

America's Army, ARMA2 & Operation Flash Point:Dragon Rising are alright if you play multiplayer. But not much realism, even if compared to paint ball.

However since you mentioned flight sims, the undisputed king is still Falcon 4.0 (with mods) and anything from the DCS series.

If you're a hardcore cold war fan, SAMSIM will be a definite hit !

starting to look more and more like the RAH-66 Comanche program.

Massive schedule creep
Massive budget increase

And now a A400 game. Did they hire the same project manager ?

p/s: "Game" is crap. The best thing is probably the 3D rendering of the A400 in "Explore" Mode. Even then they forgot to put in the main landing gear.

I really thinks that's the only option ! What country would operate a mixed fleet of front line fighters ?

Entirely hypothetical :

I was wondering, with most people fascinated with MY vs SG military prowess why has the topic of Borneo (Sabah + Sarawak) vs Peninsular M'sia not come up ?

If "uncensored/free media" websites are to be believed, S'wak leaders alone have between USD15billion in personal wealth, combine that with Corporate output, the figure could comes close to USD100billion. So what's keeping them from forming their own militia with the excuse of insufficient protection from Federal Gov (which is true in terms of Air Power, Border Control, Land Combat ... heck if Singapore/Indon/Thai set foot now, S'wak is pretty much an open gate).

With USD100bil in cash (no credit terms ) , what would you buy ?

Logistical challenges as you've pointed out, is a major issue. Currently I see nothing in M'sia inventory to be able to hold off a surprise "invasion". Flipping the coin, there's nothing stopping CM Taib from declaring independence and be free to rule as he wishes (MACC + BN ) .

JMF has some of the best weaponry in it's class, nevertheless it's closer to the US Secret Service than a fully fledged armed institution. (Air+Land+Sea).

Looking aborad, Catalan in Spain seems to mull independence from Spain as a method to keep itself from a Euro crash http://goo.gl/n9uYN. Catalan is the richest state in Spain, which echos's S'wak status in M'sia.

Have some free time nowadays, and might start a fiction short story on this An extremely rough idea on S'wak assets include:

1) SAR21 for Armed forces
2) P90 for Special forces
3) Priority on Air Assets (SU30MK(S) , Super Lynx, Rooivalk)
4) Subs + Marine Assets
5) APC for ground forces, no tanks.


Well, if independence is declared .... you get to print your own money

Invasion of S'wak imho will only consist of taking of major cities, ie: Kuching, Miri. As long as the ruling power is fair, I don't see the local population rising up.

They don't seem to have problems with JMF. People could be trained in covert, especially under the umbrella of SCORE projects, it won't be hard to rationalize a "security" force to safe guard these high value high tech facilities. A militia group can even be in place 1st while waiting for the 1st batch of say ~300 troops to be done.

Additionally, Brunei & S'pore could see an independent Sarawak as an opportunity to gain access to her resources. Perhaps they'll cite some ASEAN pact to disallow any movement of ATM into Borneo.

Right, going to start on my prologue 1st, hopefully have something by this weekend (man i'm bored )

This post has been edited by corad: Sep 27 2012, 10:08 AM

Isn't Tavor a near twin to the SAR21 ?

Also does anyone know how the command structure of ATM works ? Say a threat is detected in the Straits of Melaka, some frigate just opened fire on a VIP yatch etc . Who gets informed 1st ? And does the Defense Minister , Prime Minister or Agong get the final say in ok-ing a combined retaliation ? (air+land+sea)

I guess this is for me ?

Personally I don't think it's an issue, especially since I started posting by 1st saying it's fiction, (ie: tidak benar, untrue, imagination, fairy tales etc). That said, why I had to begin that way shows how "free" our country is

If large multinationals are able to make games, movies and best sellers from Russia vs US, Terrorists vs US, China vs Japan etc ... I can't phantom why a fictitious "rebel" Borneo vs Peninsular should be an issue ? Especially since it's based on fictional assets, in a fictional timeline, with fictional heroes and fictional explosions.

Thanks for your concern though. And don't worry, I'm leaving religion completely out of my story.

Kopitiam used to be fun

With terrain following radar, most of the risk is taken away. But until M'sia has it own geo-mapping satellite network we'd never be able to match Europe's or US jets in terrain masking. I've heard those jets can fly at 10m with no worries at all.


Missiles have lifespans too. Buying them now means needing to either shoot 'em or throw them away within the next decade.

I rather that money go into other divisions of the armed forces.

We arent even producing tyres for any type of armored vehicle Basically I would say the only active equipment is the ammunition used in firearms.

Can't blame the industry though, its only countries that have a high external threat who pour trillions into researching weapons.

At least SG studies and modifies military equipment to suit their needs. Their Leo crews are trained and drilled to near perfection. In contrast, the PT-91M is a tank based on 3rd party upgrades with little M'sian input.

I've been told the VIGY-15 (panoramic commander surveillance device) still has a low adoption rate among crews, and the complex fire control system is usually ignored in favor for "gut instinct".

This post has been edited by corad: Nov 3 2012, 08:37 AM